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Boorish
Crudely insensitive; rude; describes a person who is crude and ill-mannered.
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A 'bullish' person is likely to be rude and insensitive to others. After you drink a case of Coors beer (24 cans), you will most likely be drunk and become rude and insensitive to others.
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Sounds Like
bore-ish
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Looks Like
Boor-ish resembles boor + the suffix -ish
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Remember This
Don't drink and drive.
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Other Forms
boornoun
boorishlyadverb
boorishnessnoun
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Connect With
uncouth, crude, rude, lout, churlishness
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Note
Boorish describes behavior; not a medical condition or personality diagnosis. Use in contexts describing crude, ill-mannered conduct; for more refined misconduct, consider 'uncouth' or 'crass'.
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Examples
- The boorish guest interrupted the speaker and spoke over everyone.
- His boorish behavior at the dinner party offended several guests.
Synonyms
rudeuncouthcrudecoarseboorish
Antonyms
politecourteouswell-manneredcivilized
Etymology
From boor, originally Dutch boer meaning 'farmer' (a rustic or coarse person); boorish formed by adding the suffix -ish to mean 'like a boor'.
Mnemonic
Boorish sounds like 'bore-ish'—a term for being like a social bore who is also rude; remember that a boor is a rude person at a gathering.
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